2008 No. 213

EDUCATION

The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75A(9) and (10) and 75B of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 75A(11) of that Act they have consulted such bodies as appear to them to be appropriate and to be representative of participating schools.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st August 2008.

Amendment of Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 20012

The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 20012 are amended as follows–

a

in regulation 9(3) and (5) (references to income) for the sum of “£1,675” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,745”;

b

in regulation 13(2) (scales of remission) for the sum of “£12,985” substitute “£13,530”;

c

in regulation 15(6) (school travel grants for day pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£13,006” and “£12,797” substitute “£13,552” and “£13,334” respectively;

d

in regulation 16(5) (school travel grants for boarding pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£13,006” and “£12,797” substitute “£13,552” and “£13,334” respectively;

e

for regulation 17(2) (clothing grants) substitute–

2

A clothing grant shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £14,554 and shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed–

a

£90, where the relevant income is £13,530 or less;

b

£47, where that income exceeds £13,530 but does not exceed £14,555.

f

for Schedule 2 substitute–

SCHEDULE 2SCALES OF REMISSION

Regulation 13

(1)

(2)

Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies

Parental contribution percentage

That part (if any) which exceeds £13,334 but does not exceed £14,500

9%

That part (if any) which exceeds £14,500 but does not exceed £15,684

12%

That part (if any) which exceeds £15,684 but does not exceed £18,030

15%

That part (if any) which exceeds £18,030 but does not exceed £21,651

21%

That part (if any) which exceeds £21,651 but does not exceed £26,368

24%

That part (if any) which exceeds £26,368

33%

FIONA HYSLOPA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the assisted places scheme.

The deduction made from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,675 to £1,745 (regulation 2(a)).

The level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £12,985 to £13,530 with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where the relevant income exceeds that figure (regulation 2(b) and (f)).

The qualifying income levels for school travel grants (regulation 2(c) and (d)) and clothing grants (regulation 2(e)) are also uprated, with clothing grants being increased by either £2 or £4.